Category Archives: Local News
Iowa hunters safety courses could be fully online under House proposal
(Iowa Capital Dispatch) Young hunters could skip the in-person elements currently required by Iowa's hunter safety program under a bill that advanced from a House subcommittee Monday. Currently, Iowa ...
Jan 27, 2026
Creston Man Arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested 38-year-old Wesley Gene Keeler on Monday for Domestic Abuse Assault, Strangulation with Bodily Injury. Keeler was taken to the Union County Jail. He wa...
Jan 27, 2026
Creston Fire Department Responds to Structure Fire in Kent
(Kent) The Creston Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1000 block of 242nd Street in Kent at 6:21 p.m. Monday. When the incident commander of Rescue 3 arrived, the building was fully ...
Jan 27, 2026
Fire Crews Respond to Small Fire Near Stennett
(Red Oak) The Red Oak, Elliott and Stanton Fire Departments were dispatched to a possible field fire at 148th/J Avenue near Stennett at 7:38 p.m. Monday. The caller reported there were structures near...
Jan 27, 2026
State Headlines: Trump Visit Road Closures, Lawmakers Advance Weather-Science Ban, Prison Staff Members Assaulted, Update on Political Races
NW 100th Street Near Horizon Events Center Closing For Trump Visit (Clive, IA) -- Traffic will be affected around the Horizon Events Center today due to President Trump's visit this afternoon. The Cit...
Jan 27, 2026
Red Oak Woman Arrested for Domestic Abuse Assault
(Red Oak) The Red Oak Police Department arrested 18-year-old Ashlynn Marie Reafleng in the 200 block of South 8th Street on Monday. Reafleng has been charged with Domestic Abuse Assault 1st Offense. S...
Jan 27, 2026
Mills County Arrest Report
(Mills Co.) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports four arrests. Rhylee Jo Klein, 18, of Omaha, Nebraska, was arrested on Sunday for Domestic Abuse Assault 1st. Klein was held on no bond. Dylan Pat...
Jan 26, 2026
Konfrst Suspends Campaign for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District Seat
(Iowa) -- Iowa State Representative Jennifer Konfrst is suspending her campaign for Iowa's 3rd Congressional district seat. Konfrst posted to social media today that she is suspending her campaign for...
Jan 26, 2026
January is National Teen Driving Awareness Month
(Denison) January focuses heavily on teen safety and development, with National Teen Driving Awareness Month. Iowa State Patrol Trooper and District #4 Public Information Officer Shelby McCreedy says ...
Jan 26, 2026
Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation Welcomes New Board Members, Announces 2026 Scholarships
(Atlantic) The Atlantic Senior Alumni Scholarship Foundation (SASF) recently held its annual meeting and welcomed new members, Denise Speer and Wendy Richter, for five year terms. The board also held ...
Jan 26, 2026
